Contractors and supervisors in construction

Supervise and coordinate teams of trade contractors working in construction, including in masonry, roofing, plastering and painting. Whether you’re a contractor operating your own business or a supervisor, oversee the efficient running and productivity of sites and projects under your care.

Average salary31$ / hour

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Description

This unit group includes roofing, masonry, painting and other construction trade contractors, not elsewhere classified, who own and operate their own business. Supervisors in this unit group supervise and co-ordinate the activities of various tradespersons, installers, repairers and servicers classified in the following minor groups: Masonry and Plastering Trades (728), Other Construction Trades (729) and Other Installers, Repairers and Servicers (744). They are employed by a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the unit group descriptions. This unit group also includes prefabricated product installation and service contractors and proprietors of some repair and service establishments.

Main tasks

Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of construction workers engaged in bricklaying, roofing, cement finishing, tilesetting, plastering, drywall installation, glazing, insulating and painting, and workers who install and service prefabricated products in residential and commercial properties, as well as workers who repair a wide variety of products, such as musical instruments, sports equipment, vending machines, bicycles and cameras
Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other subcontractors
Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
Requisition materials and supplies
Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
Prepare work progress reports
May manage the operations of own company
May also supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.

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Other appellations:

asphalt roofers foreman/woman; asphalt roofing contractor; asphalt roofing foreman/woman; bicycle repair shop supervisor; boiler and pipe insulation specialists foreman/woman; boiler and pipe insulators foreman/woman; branch supervisor, pest control; brick and stone masons foreman/woman; brick masonry contractor; bricklayer foreman/woman; bricklayer supervisor; bricklayer-contractor; bricklaying and masonry contractor; bricklaying contractor; bridge painters foreman/woman; building insulation material installation foreman/woman; building insulation specialists foreman/woman; building insulators foreman/woman; building maintenance supervisor; camera repair shop supervisor; cement finisher foreman/woman; cement finishing contractor; cement smoother foreman/woman; concrete and cement finishers foreman/woman; concrete and cement finishing contractor; concrete finishers foreman/woman; concrete finishing foreman/woman; construction painters foreman/woman; construction painters supervisor; contractor, asphalt roofing; 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contractor, tilesetting; contractor, wood shingle roofing; contractor-floor coverer; contractor-glazier; contractor-plasterer; contractor-polisher, terrazzo; contractor-roofer (except metal roofs); customer service supervisor - housing construction; decorating contractor; decorating foreman/woman - construction; decorators foreman/woman; division supervisor, pest control; drywall application contractor; drywall applicators foreman/woman; drywall contractor; drywaller-contractor; eavestrough contractor; exterminating service supervisor; fence contractor; fibre glass insulation specialists foreman/woman; fibre insulators foreman/woman; fireproofing plastering foreman/woman; floor and wall covering installers foreman/woman; floor coverer-contractor; floor covering contractor; floor covering foreman/woman; floor covering supervisor; foam insulation foreman/woman; foam insulators foreman/woman; foreman/woman, asphalt roofers; foreman/woman, boiler and pipe insulation specialists; foreman/woman, boiler and pipe insulators; 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foreman/woman, paperhangers; foreman/woman, plasterers; foreman/woman, refractory bricklayers; foreman/woman, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment insulators; foreman/woman, roofers; foreman/woman, roofers (except sheet metal roofs); foreman/woman, stain glass installers; foreman/woman, stained glass glaziers; foreman/woman, stonemasons; foreman/woman, stucco plasterers; foreman/woman, terrazzo setters; foreman/woman, tilesetters; foreman/woman, waterproofers; foreman/woman, wood shingle roofers; glass installation and repair contractor; glass installation foreman/woman; glass installers foreman/woman; glazier supervisor; glazier-contractor; glaziers foreman/woman; glazing contractor; glazing supervisor; greenhouse installers foreman/woman; hot water heater installation contractor; hothouse installers foreman/woman; insulating contractor; insulation contractor; insulation foreman/woman; insulation specialists foreman/woman; insulation supervisor; insulators foreman/woman; interlocking paving stone contractor; lathers foreman/woman; lathers supervisor; marble and terrazzo contractor-setter; marble and terrazzo setter-contractor; marble and terrazzo setting contractor; marble setters foreman/woman; marble setting foreman/woman; painter foreman/woman - construction; painters and decorators foreman/woman; painters and decorators supervisor; painting and wallpapering contractor; painting contractor; painting supervisor - construction; paperhangers foreman/woman; paperhanging contractor; paperhanging foreman/woman; pest control branch supervisor; pest control division supervisor; pest control supervisor; plasterer foreman/woman; plasterer-contractor; plastering and drywall application contractor; plastering and drywalling contractor; plastering contractor; plastering supervisor; pool and patio contractor; refractory bricklayer foreman/woman; refrigeration and air conditioning equipment insulators foreman/woman; roof shinglers supervisor; roofer-contractor (except metal roofs); roofers (except sheet metal roofs) foreman/woman; roofers and shinglers supervisor; roofers foreman/woman; roofing contractor; roofing contractor (except sheet metal roofs); roofing supervisor; septic system contractor; shingle roofing contractor; siding contractor; stain glass installers foreman/woman; stained glass glaziers foreman/woman; stonemason foreman/woman; stonemasonry contractor; stucco plasterers foreman/woman; superintendent, race track maintenance; supervisor bricklaying; supervisor cement finishing; supervisor, bicycle repair shop; supervisor, bricklayer; supervisor, building insulation; supervisor, camera repair shop; supervisor, construction painters; supervisor, drywall installers; supervisor, exterminating service; supervisor, floor covering; supervisor, glazier; supervisor, glazing; supervisor, latherers; supervisor, painters and decorators; supervisor, pest control; supervisor, plastering; supervisor, roof shingling; supervisor, roofers and shinglers; supervisor, roofing; supervisor, tilesetters; supervisor, tilesetting; swimming pool contractor; terrazzo finishing contractor; terrazzo polisher-contractor; terrazzo polishing contractor; terrazzo setters foreman/woman; tile and marble contractor; tile, terrazzo and marble setting contractor; tilesetters foreman/woman; tilesetters supervisor; tilesetting contractor; tilesetting supervisor; waterproofers foreman/woman; waterproofing foreman/woman; wood shingle roofers foreman/woman; wood shingle roofing contractor.

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